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“Man? What man?” I asked

“Ariadna! That is against the rules You have said too much,” barked Circe

“Silence,” Ariadna growled “You’ve all , and I a this my way”

Ariadna pointed an angry finger at ain on your own I will suht”

I suddenly felt the roo jerked back into that limo No! Don’t send me there! I can’t—

The sound offilledly painful

Oh God Please tellstopped, only to be replaced by a war the front of my shirt

With a gasp, I opened my eyes

A th black hair and deep olive skin hunched behind Victor with a bloody knife in his hand Victor grabbed for his own throat as blood poured fro wound

“Oh shit!” I pushedto put distance between us

Victor fell sideways, gurgling his blood onto the leather seat

“Hello, Jeni Very nice toin the limo doorway

“Who-what-I—” I stared across the back of the dinized his face I could only h cheekbones, full lips, and intense eyes I would never forget a glower like that I didn’t know him

He stowed his knife in a sheath attached to his belt, bent down, and removed a small cuff with tiny blue stones fro back, noe, Victor?” The azed athe needs to be uarded”

“Who are you?” I muttered

“A friend” He s Except King had a streak of goodness he couldn’t shake It hy he’d failed at leading Ten Club; he hadn’t been sick and twisted enough But this guy? I detected zero goodness in him No heart No soul All I sensed was a massive void So then why did he just save me?

“What are you?” I asked